Inujima

What it is

• The only inhabited remote island located within Okayama City.
• A former center for granite quarrying and industrial copper smelting.
• A modern venue for contemporary art and the Setouchi Triennale festival.
• An island named after a large rock shaped like a dog called Inushi.

What to see

• The Inujima Seirensho Art Museum built into the former copper refinery.
• The ruins of a copper refinery that operated from 1909 to 1919.
• The Inujima Shell Mound which is among the oldest in Western Japan.
• Various contemporary art installations scattered across the small island.

When to go

• During the Setouchi Triennale art festival held periodically throughout the year.

Getting there

• Take a regular ferry from the mainland at Hoden.
• The boat journey across the water takes approximately eight minutes.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.